This need for selflessness - and the blessings that come with it - sharpened for me almost four years ago when I was given the gift of broader horizons, clarified priorities, and more commitment to justice and compassion for my fellow man who faces challenges and fears.
I was granted this through a gift that [...]

This is a must read. It is the eulogy writer Mona Simpson, the sister of Steve Jobs, wrote for her beloved brother. I don't want to truncate its context here with a short excerpt. It needs read from beginning to end. It is perhaps one of the most beautiful things I believe I have ever [...]

I will forever hold in my heart the image of Laura Pollán, dressed in white, carrying gladiolus, leading the column of  Las Damas de Blanco. How many of us waited every Sunday for news of their weekly act of brave resistance, their peaceful, dignified walk down Havana’s 5th Avenue, as we prayed for their [...]

I know ... One more 9/11 Tenth Anniversary story. One I hadn't thought of, however. I know dogs were brought in from around the nation to search the mountains of rubble and debris for days and weeks after the terror attacks. First looking for survivors ... then retrieving remains. I even remember a story on [...]

You hear it in accidents and disasters, and on 9/11 ... This has gone from a rescue to a recovery. That means there is no hope to find anyone alive. The job now is to find the victims' remains and bring them home to their families.
I stumbled across another hidden story of 9/11. This is [...]

One of our Navy SEALS killed in the Chinook chopper crash over the weekend, U.S. Navy SEAL Aaron Vaughn, is remembered by his parents and his wife. I am struck by the legacy of patriotism Aaron left behind with his family. It gives his family great fortitude and comfort knowing he did this nation a [...]

"My name in lights doesn't look that good ... but if I can bring everyone else's name with me then ... cool. I think that looks good with everyone else's name there ..."
Medal of Honor Recipient SSG Sal Giunta recounts the battle where he and his men were ambushed, and friends were lost ... but [...]

Here a selection of pieces published on the occasion of Reagan's centennial. Feel free to add links to other tributes in the comments.

Official Reagan Centennial Page
Michelle Malkin has a great page up with the Gipper's own words
The Classical Virtues of Ronald Reagan (from the Heritage Foundation);
Revealing Reagan’s true legacy (from the Washington Times);
Reagan Reclaimed (Superb [...]

Otto Padron is one of America's heroes with two careers, a mission, and an ultimate dream:
By day he works for the Univision television network, by night he flies through Florida’s night sky as a U.S. Army reserve officer. If that weren’t enough, he is marrying his leading lady --the star of the Mexican version of [...]

From YouTube:
Elizabeth's debut singing the national anthem on January 7, 2011 at the Norfolk Admirals game. The good news is that she did a wonderful job. The bad news is that the mike died after "gave proof." However, the crowd picked up the song and she kept her composure and stood there singing. But nobody [...]

This sweet and beautiful little lady was one of many babies born in the scorching fog of horrific tragedy on 9-11-01, and now has left this world in the blinding blast of another. Her father is one of the only clear-headed voices I have heard to date, and his heart and soul are sick with [...]

Easy Company 101st AB's leader on D-Day and throughout the European campaign in WWII Maj. Dick Winters.
UPDATE: Obituary below the fold ...
I am being informed Maj. Winters has passed away, though it is unclear exactly what day, but it looks like last Sunday. My fellow Bandheads who are in close contact with the surviving members [...]

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More on Rudy and Sam here and here.

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Follow-Up: After 20 years without seeing each other, homeless Ted Williams finally meets with his 93 year old mother ... and she says to him perhaps the most important thing the man has heard in the last few days of sudden 'celebrity' in the glaring spotlight of media attention on his current situation, and the [...]

(Update below the fold ...)
Cleveland, Ohio is either a "joke" or an "underdog" with most of the country. I lived in Cleveland proper (as close to downtown as you could reside with actual walls and plumbing, and not in a cardboard box) for roughly a year. It's a rough city, as most big cities are. [...]

Army staff sergeant awarded Medal of Honor for his actions in Afghanistan
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com

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God rest you merry, Gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay,
Remember Christ our Saviour
Was born upon this Day.
To save poor souls from Satan's power,
Which long time had gone astray.
Which brings tidings of comfort and joy.
The Stories Behind The Best-Loved Songs of Christmas
“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” was sung for hundreds of years before it was finally published in [...]

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The US Department of Defense:
[...]
Dunham died April 22, 2004, eight days after throwing himself and his Kevlar helmet onto an enemy grenade to protect two fellow Marines in Karabilah, Iraq.
The 22-year-old Marine, who served with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, based at Twentynine Palms, Calif., was leading a rifle [...]

Today is the National Day of Prayer.
If some groups in our country had their way, today would be the last Day of Prayer celebrated nationally. I don't know what their beliefs are (or if they even have any, outside of not believing that there is a God).
But I do know this: There [...]

Hear, hear, as we are free to partake of our holiday celebrations in the manner of our choosing; what better time to pay tribute to the Cuban heroes you will never read the truth about from the castro loving MSM:
(sorry I don't have a translation)

por Esteban Fernández
MIS HÉROES

Algún día, en una Cuba libre, será [...]